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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Department of Invertebrate Zoology

For Students 9th - 10th
Search the Invertebrate Zoology Collection, and read about original research performed on all 30 major invertebrate animal phyla except insects.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Animals: Invertebrates

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on invertebrates that presents examples of each of the six phyla in the invertebrate group.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Invertebrates

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Animals are also often identified as being either invertebrates or vertebrates. These are terms based on the skeletons of the animals. Vertebrates have a backbone...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Invertebrate Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers how invertebrates are classified.
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What2Learn

What2 Learn: Invertebrates

For Students 3rd - 5th
Play an interactive game of hangman to prove your knowledge phyla of invertebrates.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Invertebrates

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is about the eight most common invertebrate phyla. The flipchart includes links to websites and Activote assessment questions.
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Other

Science Spot: Classroom Activity: Invertebrate Classification Challenge [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Guidelines and printable materials for an activity through which students match invertebrates to phylum in which they belong.
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Other

Marine Invertebrates of Hawaii Phylum Annelida

For Students 9th - 10th
Colorful pictures and short descriptions of several marine worms are available here.
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PBS

Pbs: The Shape of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion site for the 8-part PBS series, "The Shape of Life." Each section focuses on a different phylum, from porifera through chordata. This site is highly informative, with beautiful photography.
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Biology 4 kids

Biology4 Kids: Quiz: Arthropods

For Students 3rd - 7th
Take this ten-question review quiz over the Phylum Arthropoda. Read more about each question after an incorrect answer is given.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Sponges

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Sponges are classified in the phylum Porifera, from the Latin words meaning "having pores." Sponges are sessile, meaning they cannot move, so they filter water...
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Other

Glaucus: Cnidaria

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of the phylum Cnidaria. Links to resources to the major group of invertebrates that includes the sea anemones, corals, jellyfishes, hydroids, and animals that contain 'cnida' stinging capsules.
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Quia

Quia: Animal Classification

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this website to test your knowledge of which animals belong to which groups.